Advisory Opinions

Requests for interpretations and other rulings under Title 1 of ERISA are handled by the Office of Regulations and Interpretations under the provisions established by ERISA Procedure 76-1. The office answers inquiries from individuals and organizations in the form of advisory opinions, which apply the law to a specific set of facts, or information letters, which merely call attention to well established principles or interpretations.

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**1975**
AO/ Date/ Reference	Recipient	Description of Request
1975-06 11/03/1975 3(1)	Anonymous	Exemption for certain group and group-type insurance programs under ERISA.
1975-05 10/20/1975 104 3(1)	Anonymous	Reporting obligations of trade and professional associations under ERISA.
1975-04 08/06/1975 3(1)	Anonymous	Whether an incorporated voluntary affirmative action program constitutes an employee welfare benefit plan under section 3(1) of ERISA.
1975-03 08/05/1975 3(1) 3(2)	Anonymous	Whether vacation savings plan would come under the definition of either an “employee welfare benefit plan” or an “employee pension benefit plan” of ERISA.
1975-02 02/14/1975 3(1)	Anonymous	Whether prepaid legal service plans fall under the definition of “welfare plans” in section 3(1) or ERISA.
1975-01 01/22/1975 3(1)	Anonymous	Whether a collectively bargained vacation fund is an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of ERISA.

**1974**
AO/ Date/ Reference	Recipient	Description of Request
1974-03 10/21/1974	Anonymous	Whether ERISA will in any way discriminate women as a class.
1974-01 11/05/1974 401 3(2)	Anonymous	Whether a severance pay plan that pays benefits full-time, salaried officers, agents, and dispatchers of a council and participating locals upon termination of employment is covered under ERISA.